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Energy & Green Tech news — Thursday 08 October 2026

41 stories from 5 sources, every one in English. Each links to its publisher.

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  1. 17 Manufacturers of Heat Pump Water Heaters Are Now on the Market (With More Coming Soon)
    USCleanTechnica

    Every year, the number of manufacturers making residential heat pump water heaters (HPWH) for the American market continues to grow. A decade ago, there were just a handful of HPWH manufacturers. In 2026, with Lennox and Reservoir bringing…

  2. Trump’s Red Diesel EO Will Leave Diesel Drivers Worse Off
    USCleanTechnica

    A few days ago, Trump signed an executive order allowing the highway use of tax-free, red-dyed, off-road diesel through the end of the year. With diesel prices surging past $6.30 a gallon due to geopolitical conflicts abroad, waiving the…

  3. The Hyundai IONIQ 7 is coming as a big sibling to the IONIQ 5
    USElectrek

    If the IONIQ 5 isn’t big enough, Hyundai is preparing to introduce the IONIQ 7, set to fill the gap between the IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 9. more…

  4. Rivian brings Ghostbusters to its vehicles in 2026 Halloween update
    USElectrek

    Rivian is back with another Halloween update, and once again it’s another classic-movie-themed one with a new celebrity cameo. more…

  5. BYD reveals tech-savvy 5-seat SUV interior with two massive 30-inch+ screens
    USElectrek

    BYD offered an early look at the third-generation Tang’s interior, its flagship “tech-savvy” five-seat electric SUV. more…

  6. Constellation and Google go in on nuclear uprates to unlock clean power
    USCanary Media

    The Trump administration wants to add 5 gigawatts of carbon-free nuclear power capacity by 2029 without deploying a single new reactor. An announcement this week by the United States’ biggest nuclear power plant operator brings that lofty…

  7. South Korea Plans To Add 100 GW Of Renewable Energy By 2030
    USCleanTechnica

    There are a significant number of people who loathe renewable energy. The so-called president of the United States is one, but he is far from alone. It’s hard to understand what the objections are to renewables. What could possibly be…

  8. EcoFlow 2x 1,024Wh DELTA 3 Classic power stations $889, Segway extended 50% off e-scooter sale, Anker SOLIX, EGO, much more
    USElectrek

    Amazon’s Fall Prime Day Sale event is over, but that doesn’t mean the savings are slowing down, and we’re keeping all the ongoing deals in our updated Fall Prime Day Green Deals hub here for the rest of the week. Leading today’s edition of…

  9. Volkswagen recalls more than 22,500 ID.4 EVs and tells owners to charge to just 80%
    USElectrek

    Volkswagen issued another recall affecting more than 22,500 ID.4 models. Until a fix is ready, it recommends owners charge the battery to no more than 80%. more…

  10. BMW adds new iX3 M60 xDrive with 603 hp and ‘extensive’ M upgrades
    USElectrek

    BMW’s new electric SUV just got the M treatment. The new BMW iX3 M60 “raises the stakes,” packing a combined 603 hp and plenty of standard M upgrades. more…

  11. XPENG G9L Starts European Trial Production
    USCleanTechnica

    Yesterday, the first XPENG G9L rolled off the trial production line in Graz, Austria, headed for the European market. The G9L will be the fourth XPENG model produced at the European plant. The G6, G9 and P7+ are currently assembled at…

  12. VinFast plans US electric buses – and it’ll handle more than the ride
    USElectrek

    VinFast wants to put electric buses on US streets, and its pitch goes beyond the vehicles: charging, maintenance, and operations bundled into one package. Deliveries of buses approved for US use are expected to begin in Q1 2028. more…

  13. Tesla files permit for Semi service center in Las Vegas as ramp begins
    USElectrek

    Tesla is preparing a dedicated Tesla Semi service center in Las Vegas, according to a new building permit filed with Clark County, Nevada. It’s one of the first concrete signs of the service network Tesla needs to support its electric…

  14. BMW’s new iX4 has 428 miles of range, but it starts at north of $66,000 [Images]
    USElectrek

    BMW revealed the new iX4, its new electric coupe-SUV that can drive up to 428 miles on a single charge. more…

  15. Hawaiʻi’s LNG Bridge Has An Expensive Exit
    USCleanTechnica

    The argument for bringing liquefied natural gas to Oʻahu is straightforward enough. LNG could replace oil for a period, potentially lower generation costs and give Hawaiʻi more time to build out renewable electricity. The difficulty is…

  16. EU expert group urges curbs on high-risk solar suppliers
    DEPV Magazine

    An expert group advising the European Commission has recommended restricting components and software from high-risk suppliers in every segment of the European Union’s PV market, from plug-in systems to utility-scale plants. The report, “…

  17. South Africa to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage
    DEPV Magazine

    The government of South Africa is planning to procure 4.6 GW of battery storage and 5 GW of gas-fired power plants as the first allocations under the country’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2025. South Africa’s IRP sets a target of adding…

  18. Why Are We Choosing Between Affordability And A Clean Climate In Our Elections?
    USCleanTechnica

    An October 5, 2026 letter to the editors of the Boston Globe reads as follows: “So we are preparing to spend billions of dollars adapting to the effects of climate change. Sea walls, levees, and other forms of flood prevention are…

  19. Tesla leaned on Dutch regulator to ease its FSD review, emails show
    USElectrek

    Tesla spent months pushing the Dutch vehicle regulator RDW to scale back its review of “Full Self-Driving (Supervised),” including disputing a €365,000 bill, according to emails obtained by Reuters. RDW later approved the system and is now…

  20. VinFast’s Electric Buses Headed for the US Began Journey in Brussels
    USCleanTechnica

    WHEN VinFast brought its electric buses to Busworld Europe 2025, the Vietnamese automaker was making its first major international move in the electric bus market. The company displayed the EB 8 and EB 12 in Brussels in October 2025 as it…

  21. Sungrow patches iSolarCloud vulnerability after security researchers gain access
    DEPV Magazine

    Sungrow has patched a vulnerability in its iSolarCloud platform that allowed access to platform accounts without the required authentication, following research by German cybersecurity company Jakkaru. The vulnerability was reported to…

  22. Inside BESS manufacturing: Maxxen’s utility-scale storage factory in Europe
    DEPV Magazine

    “Made in Europe” isn’t an unusual tag in large-scale battery systems, but last week, at an open day held at Maxxen Energy’s facility in Aydın, Türkiye, an almost no-limits event was held for its factory that began operations in 2026 in a…

  23. Italian startup offers 535 W PVT solar module with 1.4 kW thermal output
    DEPV Magazine

    Italian startup Syntropia has developed a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) module featuring a microchannel aluminum heat absorber positioned behind the photovoltaic layer. According to the company, the PV laminate is integrated into a…

  24. Tata Power to pilot membrane-based floating solar with Norway’s Ocean Sun
    DEPV Magazine

    Tata Power has partnered with Norway-based renewable energy technology company Ocean Sun to undertake a 300 kWp floating solar pilot in India based on Ocean Sun’s membrane-based floating solar technology. The pilot project will be…

  25. ContourGlobal begins construction on Project Sterling in Arizona, US
    GBEnergy Monitor

    ContourGlobal has commenced construction on Project Sterling, a combined solar and battery storage facility in Mohave County, Arizona, US.

  26. Global PV oversupply accelerates consolidation, regional price divergence
    DEPV Magazine

    pv magazine: How do you see the global PV supply chain evolving over the next 12–24 months, particularly in terms of pricing, capacity and supply-demand balance? Edurne Zoco: The global PV supply chain will remain oversupplied over the…

  27. Hungary extends deadline for troubled EU-funded residential solar scheme
    DEPV Magazine

    The Hungarian government has extended the deadline for completing projects under its EU-funded residential solar program to Oct. 31, and will allow complex projects to close with reduced technical content. Government Resolution 1318/2026…

  28. An energy-first cybersecurity platform for solar, storage and the grid
    DEPV Magazine

    Specialised cybersecurity platform SentryOT, created by Romanian energy engineering company Enevo, is designed as “an end-to-end resilience platform for the energy sector”, its developers have said. Enevo is a leading engineering…

  29. Research community reaches consensus on testing indoor photovoltaics
    DEPV Magazine

    An international team of 73 researchers has established a set of best practices for assessing the performance and reliability of indoor photovoltaic cells , aiming to bring greater clarity and consistency to a field currently characterized…

  30. US DoE selects Three Corners Connector for SPARK programme
    GBEnergy Monitor

    The US DOE has selected the Three Corners Connector project to enter negotiations for potential funding through the SPARK programme.

  31. Brilliant Matters, HeiQ plan to commercialize 12%-efficient semi-transparent organic solar cells
    DEPV Magazine

    A Canadian-Swiss-German collaboration has developed semi-transparent organic solar cells with power conversion efficiencies of up to 12.04%, as well as fully printed prototype modules reaching 10.2%. The technology was developed by…

  32. A new group to help US small towns lead the clean energy transition
    USCanary Media

    As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions . Among them: building a solar farm to power the entire town of about 2,000, replacing the town’s decrepit substation to distribute those…

  33. How a reluctant Iowa farming county undid a ban on battery storage
    USCanary Media

    The soil in northwest Iowa is so fertile it’s referred to as “black gold.” “It’s incredibly rich, wonderful topsoil from thousands of years of silty deposits from the Missouri River,” said Luke Seaberg, a researcher at Iowa State…

  34. How to integrate air-source steam-generating heat pumps with PV, battery storage
    DEPV Magazine

    Researchers at the University of Cagliari in Italy have designed a hybrid energy system that combines a three-stage air-source heat pump for industrial steam generation with on-site PV, battery energy storage and the electricity grid…

  35. Bangladesh approves 442 MW solar project with eight-hour battery storage
    DEPV Magazine

    Bangladesh has approved a 442 MW grid-connected solar power plant with battery storage as the country seeks to address persistent electricity shortages and increase renewable energy generation. The Executive Committee of the National…

  36. High defect rates drag down solar performance and yield, finds report
    DEPV Magazine

    Each year solar technical advisory and inspection servicer HelioVolta releases a report on solar performance and safety called the SolarGrade PV Health Report . Now in its fourth edition, the 2026 report benchmarks the quality of solar…

  37. Australia’s rooftop installs rise on back of battery rebate scheme
    DEPV Magazine

    The latest report from energy industry data analyst SunWiz shows 311.8 MW of small-scale solar (0-100 kW) was registered across Australia in September 2026, a 7.29% increase on the 290 MW installed during the previous month. The September…

  38. Preparing for the Unexpected: A New Framework for AV Incident Management Exercises
    USCleanTechnica

    Every driver — human or autonomous — can encounter the unexpected. The best time to work out how to respond to an emergency is before it happens. Automated vehicles operate in dynamic environments where unexpected events can occur. Beyond…

  39. EPA Preparing to Roll Back Methane Pollution Safeguards
    USCleanTechnica

    The Trump administration has already delayed implementation of the critical standards for over year. Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced in a closed-door meeting with the fossil…

  40. More Than 1 Million Comments Opposing Roadless Rule Rollback
    USCleanTechnica

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Sierra Club and partners around the country announced that more than one million public comments were submitted in opposition to the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation…

  41. Hard Questions About the Permitting Bill
    USCleanTechnica

    Before celebrating the benefits of the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026, we need an honest accounting of its tradeoffs, especially how much additional fossil fuel development the bill could enable—and at what cost…